Peel and mince garlic. Heat up oil slightly in a small saucepan and add in garlic. Under medium heat, stir garlic occasionally until it is fragrant and the oil is infused with garlic smell, about 1 minute. Filter out the garlic.

Wash and cut potatoes lengthwise into even sized wedges (refer to note 1). Soak into water for 5 minutes to prevent them from turning dark. Rinse and pat dry with kitchen roll. Place on a steaming plate, cover with an aluminum foil and steam for 10-15 minutes (refer to note 2).

Preheat oven to 220°C.

Line a baking tray with non stick baking paper/ parchment paper. Brush some garlic infused oil on the paper.

Combine salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder and garlic infused oil in a mixing bowl. Add in the steamed wedges and toss well to coat. (refer to note 3 and 4).

Arrange wedges in a single layer on the prepared baking tray. Bake for 30-40 minutes at 220°C until golden brown and crisp. Flip halfway through cooking. Rotate the baking tray once to ensure even browning. (refer to note 6).

After baking, transfer the fries to a kitchen roll lined plate to absorb the grease. Serve warm with dipping sauce.

Notes:

For medium sized potatoes (about 170g), cut into 6 wedges.

Lay the wedges on a single layer on the steaming plate. I took a shortcut by stacking up the wedges on the stainless steel plate (as shown in the photo) and later realized that some parts were not properly steamed. Lesson learnt! If you stack up the wedges, remember to rearrange them halfway during steaming.

Use your hands to toss for even distribution of the seasonings. Of course, wash your hands before doing this step. Nobody likes germs!

If the steamed wedges are wet, pat dry with kitchen roll before tossing.

Do not discard your cooked garlic. It can be used for other cooking purposes like stir-fry or pasta dish.

I put my wedges with skin facing bottom. Then I just rotated the baking tray 180 degrees without having to flip the wedges. Alternatively, you can lay the wedges on a single layer and flip once with a tong.

You can experiment with chilli powder or hot paprika if you want to have more kicks for these fries.

For kids who are not ready for paprika and garlic powder, you can omit them. It works equally well too.

Ivy: I used to eat lots of French fries when I was single but don’t why I never crave for them now. Maybe our taste buds will change when we grow old. I’m glad that I found this baked version. At least my son will get to enjoy fries in a healthy way. 😉

The Sudden Cook: Hahaha! Thanks for your kind words. They are crisp but not equally good as compared to deep frying stuff. There are 2 things you can experiment to make the fries crisp – increase baking temperature to 240C and add some cornstarch to the seasonings as mentioned in the original recipe. Hope it helps! 😉

It’s such a great honor to have you gracing my blog! Thank you for your visit earlier and just for your info, I’ve taken the 1st step in (getting into) cooking mode, which is buying myself a bottle of Worcestershire sauce (it’s the last bottle on the shelf and yes, I’m still having problems pronouncing it!)

Btw, any tips on choosing an oven and etc? I want to get one since I stumbled upon so many wonderful baking recipes but again…like my cooking skills, my baking knowledge is KOSONG as well… sigh, sigh…

Jenny (IAFTM): You have such a great blog. Keep it up! So glad that you have turned on your cooking mode. Once your baking mode is on, you willl have more fun!

For oven, it depends on your budget and space. I’m using a table top oven (Rowenta brand) for all my baking now. Built-in oven is still in my wishlist. Hehehe! Things you should consider are: reliability of the brand, quality of the oven, size of the oven (the bigger the better), function of the oven (best to have both grilling and baking functions). Oven with fan is a good choice. Hope it helps. Let me know if you have more queries. 😉

Ting: The steaming process will help to cook the inner part of potatoes faster. After baking, these potato wedges will be crisp outside and soft inside. Without steaming, you may have problem to achieve this result. Hope it helps! 😉